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S. J. ADAMS.

BLOTTER AND PEN TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1918.

1,312,379. Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

Application filed May 4, 1918. Serial No. 232,624.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Montclair, in the .county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Blotter and Pen Trays, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to the class of stationery and particularly to holders for desk blotters, pencils, pens and the like and has for its primary object the provision of a device of this character which will be simple of construction, strong and durable and of a design wherein a number of desk blotters and various other articles can be arranged in a most accessible manner so that any one thereof can be removed for use when desired and all arranged in a systematic manner.

Another object of the invention resides in the construction of a device which will be provided with a forwardly arranged tray and a rearwardly located vertically disposed blotter receptacle, the latter being constructed so as to expose the blotters at their ends and along their upper edges in order that they can be quickly grasped and removed from the receptacle when desired.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same con sists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitations are necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section there-through.

Fig. 8 is an inverted perspective view of a portion of the device. 7

Fig. 4c is a plan view of the blank from which the device is formed.

The device may be constructed of any suitable well known material such as metal, celluloid, wood or the like and when formed of metal or celluloid use is made of a single blank of material as shown in Fig. 4, the said blank consisting of two principal mating sections 5 and 6. These sections are, of course, made of the same integral material and as illustrated the section 5 is somewhat longer than the companion section 6. The section 6 is folded over against the base 7 of the section 5 and along the line 8, said section 6 is bent at an upward angle to provide a receptacle wall 9. Where the sections 6 overlies the base 7 of the section 5, it is provided with a plurality of bendable tongues 10 which are folded over the side edges of the base 7 and then under said base as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The section 5 is folded on itself along the line 11 and the same is provided with bendable tongues 12 which are also adapted to be folded over the edges of the base 7 and then under the base and securely clenched thereagainst. From the line of fold 13 the section 5 is bent in an upward direction to provide a receptacle wall 14.

Incident to this manner of folding the material, the walls 9 and 14: jointly define a receptacle 15 in which blotters, writing tablets or similar articles can be arranged so that the ends and upper edges thereof can be exposed where they may be grasped between the fingers of the hand of the user and removed when desired. Forwardly of the receptacle thus formed the device is providedwith a tray 16 for the reception of pens, pencils and small articles. The tray portion is provided with an upwardly rolled edge 17 to hold the articles in confinement upon the tray. In this manner it will be seen that the several articles can be arranged so that they are always readily accessible and they may be associated in a compact and systematic manner.

What is claimed as new is 1, A device of the character described comprising a. blank of flexible material having its opposite ends bent back upon the body portion and then at right angles thereto to provide a pair of spaced vertically extending walls, and means carried by the body portion for securing the parts in bent relation.

2. A device of the character described comprising a blank of flexible material having its opposite ends bent back upon the body portion and then at right angles thereto to provide two vertically extending parallel walls, and means integral with the folded portions and engaging the body portion to spaced Walls, and flaps extending from said maintain the folded portions in engagement bent portions, and adapted to engage the therewith. body portion to maintain the oppositely dis- 10 3. A blotter and pen rack comprising a posed ends in bent form. 5 blank of flexible material having its oppo- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

site ends bent backwardly upon the body portion and vertically to provide a pair of SAMUEL J. ADAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

